Peter Rushforth b. 4 December 1920

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Peter Rushforth's pots are a synthesis of European and Japanese aesthetic influences. He came to an appreciation of the Japanese Mingei (folk) aesthetic in unusual circumstances as a prisoner of war in Singapore during the 1939-45 War. Later he became one of the nation's most influential ceramics teachers.
Tags: Woodfired stoneware, Influence of Japan, Zen, Prisoner of War, Mingei
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